Trump has a point about Bill Maher
In his longest social media post ever, the president hit on a kernel of truth about the "Real Time" host
The Cheesecake Factory won’t save MAGA
The president’s love of kitsch once charmed his base. Now it’s finally failing him
The first line of Trump's obituary
The president's signature accomplishment is undermining faith in elections
Voters may get rep who hindered them
As state senator, Brent Taylor passed laws superseding the will of Memphis voters. Now he wants to represent them
Trump prepping to deny election results
The president declined to accept the midterm election results Tuesday as he unleashes the DOJ on states
The real reason Nicki Minaj went MAGA
If Minaj becomes Trump’s press secretary, credit her drive to outdo a bigger New York rapper
Is anyone watching Iran?
With U.S. and Israeli elections days away, the Iran war may be entering a more dangerous phase
MAGA’s Brazil election conspiracy
Right-wing media is crying foul over Lula’s win, floating conspiracy theories
Congress freeing Trump of legal rules
It's worrisome when presidents are allowed to break rules and disregard democratic norms without consequence
Bolsonaro concedes. Lula’s fight begins
Brazil’s Congress is now packed with allies of the Bolsonaro family
"Wicker" is much more than its weird sex
Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård revive the simple tenderness missing from the big screen
Americans hate tipping. They still pay
The backlash against tipping is loud. Restaurant gratuities are holding steady. What are diners really mad about?
Why are young people so angry?
Youth protests in Europe and India signal a deepening crisis. For most people, democracy hasn't delivered
MAGA attacks on women voters are no joke
Even if they can't repeal the 19th Amendment, opponents of women's suffrage are gaining power in the GOP
Merriam-Webster adding DARVO matters
The term for deny, attack, reverse victim and offender gives survivors language for abuse
Trump appointees: Hack a voting machine
Trump has said voting is vulnerable even as his administration has undermined the agency supposed to protect it
Obama warns as Trump doubles down
A day after Obama campaigned for Democrats in Michigan, Trump escalated his attacks on Abdul El-Sayed
Blanche erupts on CNN over 2026 election
Blanche accuses CNN host of asking "gotcha questions" as she presses him on Trump's election interference in Alaska
The "You Can See Everything" wild card
"The Dropout" star turns the Elizabeth Holmes doc into a metafiction labyrinth unlike any other
Meghan's dad faces "grossest" claims
Philippine official and London police raise alarm over abuse allegations as details of Meghan's final letter emerge
Why women dread male Instacart shoppers
Behind the jokes about grocery substitutions is a familiar frustration: paying for help and still doing the work
Trump’s Big Beautiful healthcare cuts
Viral medical horror stories could scramble Republican Sen. Roger Marshall's odds in the Kansas Senate race
Watters seems tired of Fox's culture war
With the GOP staring down brutal midterm math, the network's host is getting cranky
Unexpected ways inequality is worsening
Some policies enacted more recently appear to be accelerating this trend